Frequent Hangs, Freezes, Crashes on New PC Windows 8.1

Razor

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I recently built a high end gaming computer ( my first time building one). Its specs are as follows: CPU : Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz Quad Core GPU : 3GB ASUS Nvidea Geforce GTX 780 RAM : 16GB Kingston Beast DDR3-1600 Memory PSU : Corsair RM 750W SSD : Kingston Hyper X 3k SSD 480GB HDD : WD blue 1TB HDD Motherboard : Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 Case : Cooler Master HAF X OS : Windows 8.1 I have tried many of the of the main solutions offered my googling 8.1 freeze to no success. I ran /scannow as one of my later attempts and found corrupt files. I then checked the logs and googled the corrupt file and how to fix it. I ran the /restorehealth and sucessfully fix the problem which i confirmed with a scannow. But the freezes did not stop or change in anyway. I opened up the pc and checked and tightened all the connections to no success as well. I noticed that my skype often disconnects with the error message about an i / o error. Then i start to think perhaps that my SSD (which windows 8 is installed on) is the issue. All drivers were up to date as was the bios. I exchanged the SSD for a new one to have the issues reoccur on a clean installation of windows 8.1. I have also tried changing the sata cables to no sucess. Im not sure what the problem is or how to sort it.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Have you run Windows built in memory diagnostics? or else you can try running only RAM module at a time.

Also any chance it is overheating? Maybe the cpu heat sink grease is not applied correctly. maybe try an application that monitors various temperatures in the system.

Always the chance it could be the motherboard too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
I would also run chkdsk /r. It may take quite awhile to complete.

EDIT: Never mind, I see you have SSD. :eek:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
the windows memory diagnostics havent shown any issues and the cpu temp is normal. I should try running only one RAM module I guess.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Were you able to check other temperatures in the system? ie case temperature

Maybe the video card is overheating?

Does your mobo have onboard video, so you'd be able to remove the video card? (or just put a different video card in as a test?)

How about monitoring the power supply voltages? Seems like there may be a utility that would do that. Or just switch out the power supply.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
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